The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Sunday claimed to have busted an international child pornography network in which a father was allegedly involved in making and selling explicit videos of his own children.
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Islamabad NCCIA Additional Director Mohammad Shoaib Khan, speaking at a press conference in the capital, asserted that this was the first case in Pakistan’s history where a father was found involved in such a heinous crime against his own minor children.
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father → speak → children
The NCCIA official claimed the man was “involved in making indecent videos of his children, aged between four and five, and selling them”.
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man → claim → them
The videos were bought and sold in secret Telegram groups through cryptocurrency, he added.
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Khan added the investigation also revealed disturbing scenes of animal abuse in the videos.
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He said the alleged ringleader of the gang belonged to Skardu and was arrested with the assistance of international agencies.
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During the investigation, important links and evidence were recovered from Islamabad, Multan and South Punjab, and raids were being conducted to arrest other network facilitators, according to Khan.
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“Those involved in such heinous crimes will be brought to justice,” the NCCIA official declared.
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official → involve → justice
Recalling another case, Khan said the agency arrested four members of an alleged child pornography gang after investigating around 60 videos recovered from a child’s mobile phone.
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He said the suspect used to befriend children aged between six and 14 on Instagram, lure them with money and make indecent videos, which were then sold internationally via WhatsApp groups.
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Khan claimed that two Chinese nationals had also been convicted earlier in this crime.
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Sharing details of another case, the additional director said a minor girl from Karachi attempted suicide after being fed up with harassment.
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The girl is currently under treatment at a hospital, he added.
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Khan claimed the NCCIA team, with the help of the victim’s family, traced and arrested the main suspect from Islamabad in just 13 hours.
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He added that the suspect had allegedly been harassing and blackmailing the victim for the last two to three years.
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“Providing justice to the affected families is our top priority.
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Strict implementation of a zero-tolerance policy against those harassing women and children is being ensured,” he said.
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The additional director further advised social media users to remain vigilant.
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The law is in action; those uploading wrong content will not escape the law in any case,” he said.
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He urged citizens not to share their one-time password, bank account details or personal information with anyone and to beware of fake numbers on fake websites, as calling them may lead to emptying of accounts.
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“If you are a victim of cybercrime, do not remain silent; NCCIA stands with you,” he said, adding that citizens can call helpline 1799 for complaints, which is available 24 hours.
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According to a separate statement issued by the NCCIA, the agency’s Director General (DG) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi directed adopting a zero-tolerance policy against “elements harassing citizens,” particularly women and children, on social media.
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The directions were made in a meeting attended by Khan, Director IT Atif Abbas, in-charge of social media Tayyaba Daulat, Public Relations Officer Mehboob Elahi, among others.
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The meeting, per the statement, was given a detailed briefing on social media monitoring, prevention of fake news, cyber harassment cases, public awareness campaign and digital handling of cybercrime complaints.
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“DG NCCIA issued directions to make citizens’ protection on social media, prompt redressal of complaints and institutional coordination more effective and active,” it said.
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The DG further ordered strict monitoring of accounts spreading fake news, negative propaganda against state institutions and fear and panic among the public, and indiscriminate action against those responsible, according to the statement.
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On October 23, NCCIA Karachi Zone claimed to have arrested suspects from three firms allegedly involved in production, promotion, and online sale of sexually explicit animated cartoons, animated child sexual abuse material, pornographic digital content and other digital designing services to international customers.
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A recent Unicef report revealed that an estimated 1.5 million children in Pakistan experienced online sexual abuse in one year.
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As per the report, around 85 per cent of perpetrators were known to the victims, aged between 12 and 17.
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Furthermore, 71pc of victims did not tell anyone, according to the Unicef report, while no child surveyed reported the abuse through formal channels — including police, helplines or social workers.
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Meanwhile, child protection NGO Sahil estimates that at least 1,914 cases of child abuse were reported across the country in the first six months of 2026.
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From January to June 2026, as many as 1,015 cases of child sexual abuse, 558 cases of abduction, 101 cases of missing children and 35 cases of child marriage were reported.
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Further, 98 cases of pornography following sexual abuse were also recorded.
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The Sahil report was compiled on the basis of data collected from different national and regional newspapers of all four provinces, including Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Of the total reported cases, 58 per cent of victims were girls.
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The data also showed that children aged 11-15 years were the most vulnerable to abuse.
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